Science and the Raj: a study of British India [electronic resource]
Publication details: New Delhi ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006Edition: 2nd edDescription: 1 online resource (xix, 309 p., [12] p. of plates) : 1 ill., portsISBN: 9780199081684 (ebook) :Subject(s): Science | Social aspects | Technology | British IndiaAdditional physical formats: Print version: No titleDDC classification: 306.450954 LOC classification: Q127.I4Online resources: Click here to see the view Summary: To what extent were colonial scientific knowledge or discourses used to achieve political and cultural goals? How did the recipient culture appropriate or redefine the metropolitan ideology of science? This book investigates some key questions related to British scientific encounters with India, exploring the link between science technology and the process of colonisation in the context of British India.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Previous ed.: 1995.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
To what extent were colonial scientific knowledge or discourses used to achieve political and cultural goals? How did the recipient culture appropriate or redefine the metropolitan ideology of science? This book investigates some key questions related to British scientific encounters with India, exploring the link between science technology and the process of colonisation in the context of British India.
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